florentine

adj

1. (not-comparable)Cooked or served with spinach.

   “Eggs florentine is on the menu.”

2. Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
3. A locality in the Central Highlands council area and the Derwent Valley council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

   “They boyle it alſo, and after dry it and bray it, and of this bran, with egges, hony, milke, and butter of Cocos, they make Florentines, and verie good belly-timber.”

2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A kind of durable silk.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A kind of pudding or tart or meat pie.

   “Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines.”

4. A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

   “The safety of Florence, which means even more than the welfare of Florentines, now demands severity, as it once demanded mercy.”

5. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”).